Insufficient time for care planning and communication may lead to unclear goals.

Asian countries are better at looking after the elderly within the family setting; the high concentration of population in a small area aids health care planning.

Transitional care planning is the bridge between two phases of care.

Transitional care planning is unique to each patient and family.

Transitional care planning will include referrals to community resources that can help the patient plan for treatment costs not met by insurance.

They should also have several years of experience in care planning.

Other important issues for assessment in transitional care planning include insurance coverage, the availability of community resources, and legal concerns.

That stage is part of what is involved in social care planning.

These cases demonstrate that social care planning involves far more than slotting in occasional services piece meal, as they are available.

The next move in social care planning was to advise the daughter and son-in-law to leave, applying to be rehoused.